Sentences for a lesson
New vocabulary for lesson 19:
tātou, mea, rangi, kēkē, keke
Sentence Flashcards
130 sentences using only vocabulary from lessons 1–19, including at least one word introduced in lesson 19.
He mea nui!
It's important!
Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.
He rangi wera!
A hot day!
He rangi mākū
A wet day
He rangi tino mākū
A very wet day
Kia ora tātou.
Let us be well (Hi to us).
He aha ngā mea pai ki a koe?
What things do you like?
Kia ora mai tātou katoa.
Greetings to all of us.
Ka pai tātou!
Good one everyone!
Te nui hoki o tēnā mea!
How big that thing is!
He mea nui tēnā ki ahau.
That is important to me.
I te mea...
Because...
Nā te mea...
Because...
Me haere tātou.
We ought to go.
He pai ki ahau te mea nei.
I like this thing.
He rangi mākū.
A wet day.
Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi?
What is the weather like today?
Ehara i te mea...
It's not as if...
He ātaahua te rangi.
The weather is beautiful.
ko wai te mea
.
Tēnei whare o tātou.
This house is ours.
Kei te tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi is very good.
Kei te tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi is very well.
Kei te tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is very starving.
Kei te tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is very thirsty.
Kei te tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is very sleepy.
Kei te tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is very happy.
Kei te tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi is very angry.
Kei te tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is very sad.
Kei te tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi is very hot.
Kei te āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat good.
Kei te āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat well.
Kei te āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat starving.
Kei te āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat thirsty.
Kei te āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sleepy.
Kei te āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat happy.
Kei te āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat angry.
Kei te āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat sad.
Kei te āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi is somewhat hot.
I āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat good.
Ka āhua pai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat good.
I āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat well.
Ka āhua ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat well.
I āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat starving.
Ka āhua matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat starving.
I āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat thirsty.
Ka āhua hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat thirsty.
I āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sleepy.
Ka āhua hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sleepy.
I āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat happy.
Ka āhua harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat happy.
I āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat angry.
Ka āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat angry.
I āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat sad.
Ka āhua pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sad.
I āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi was somewhat hot.
Ka āhua wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat hot.
I tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi was very good.
Ka tino pai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very good.
I tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi was very well.
Ka tino ora a Rangi.
Rangi will be very well.
I tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi was very starving.
Ka tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.
I tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi was very thirsty.
Ka tino hiainu a Rangi.
Rangi will be very thirsty.
I tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi was very sleepy.
Ka tino hiamoe a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sleepy.
I tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi was very happy.
Ka tino harikoa a Rangi.
Rangi will be very happy.
I tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi was very angry.
Ka tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very angry.
I tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi was very sad.
Ka tino pōuri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sad.
I tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi was very hot.
Ka tino wera a Rangi.
Rangi will be very hot.
He rangi ātaahua tēnei!
It is a beautiful day!
Mā tātou.
You [3+] and I will.
Ehara mā tātou tēnei kai.
This food is not for us.
Ehara i te mea.
Not as if. Negates any sentence.
I mea atu ahau ki a mea.
I spoke to so-and-so.
Kei te mahi a Rangi i te whare.
Rangi is working at home.
Me haere tātou!
let’s go!
Kia pai tātou ki a tātou!
Let us be good to each other!
Me haere tātou kei pai ana te rā.
Let’s go while it’s fine.
Kōrero ai a Rangi.
Rangi always talks.
Nō Rangi tērā whare
That is Rangi's house.
Mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will be the one to run.
Ehara mā Rangi e oma.
Rangi will not be the one to run.
Nā tātou te waiata i waiata.
We were the ones who sang the song.
He kai a Rangi tēnei.
This is Rangi's food. (LIterally: the food of Rangi.
He mea kōrero.
It was spoken.
He mea waiata.
It was sung.
He pai tēnei keke.
This cake is good.
He pai te keke nei.
This cake is good.
He pai ngā keke nei.
These cakes are good.
He aha tēnei mea?
What is this thing?
He keke tēnei.
This is a cake.
Kei te pai tātou.
We are all good.
Ko Rangi tērā
That person is Rangi.
He aha te mahi a Rangi?
What is Rangi doing?
He aha a Rangi e haere atu nei?
Why is Rangi leaving?
Kei te kai ahau i te keke.
I am eating the cake.
Nā te mea
because and
Ki te kai ngā tamariki i te keke, ka harikoa rātou.
If the children are eating the cake, they are happy.
E mea ana!
You bet ya!
Nā Rangi te keke rā i kai.
Rangi was the one who ate the cake.
Mā Rangi te keke rā e kai.
Rangi will be the one who will eat the cake.
Kei a Rangi ā tātou kai.
But if Jude will have our food in his possession we could say
Kei te kai a Rangi I te keke.
And we have kua, ka, I te i
Me kai te keke
You should eat the cake
Me kai e Rangi te keke
Almost a passive
He aha a mea i mahi ai?
Why did mea do the work?
Mā tātou katoa
we can all
Me aha tātou?
What shall we do?
nā te mea, nō te mea, i te mea
Introduce reasons or explanations in their respective constructions.
Ka haere tātou.
We will go, including you.
He rangi wera tēnei.
This is a hot day.
Ka mea tērā ki a rātou, ‘Ko wai koutou?
Who are you?
E kai ana rāua i ngā keke.
They are eating the cakes.
Me aha tēnei mea?
What should be done to this thing?
Ko te kai te mea nui.
The food is the important thing (Eating is the main thing).
Ehara i te mea):
It is not as if/It is not the case that
(te mea) pai atu
(the) best (thing)
Ko ngā mea rā.
Those ones over there.
Ko ngā mea nei.
These ones.
Tō tātou nei whare
This house of ours
Kua haere tātou!
Let’s get going then
He aha te mea rā?
What’s that?
Mā tātou tēnei mahi e mahi.
We all will do this job.
Nā tātou tēnei mahi i mahi
We all did this job